Fair Payment news https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/ Data stories on how fast UK companies pay their suppliers en-gb Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMT Large UK companies take a median of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 481 average more than 60https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/how-fast-uk-companies-pay-suppliers-2026-11-03/https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/how-fast-uk-companies-pay-suppliers-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMTNational pictureThe latest statutory reports from 6,220 large companies show the median paying 64% of invoices within 30 days, with 745 paying half or more late against agreed terms. 815 large companies hold back retentions on construction contracts, with 5% the usual ratehttps://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/construction-retentions-large-companies-2026-11-03/https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/construction-retentions-large-companies-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMTConstructionThe first reports to include the question show 815 of 1,453 construction reporters using retention clauses, with a typical standard rate of 5%. Petrofac Engineering Limited takes 242 days to pay suppliers, up from 112, as 2,377 large companies slow downhttps://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/companies-paying-suppliers-slower-and-faster-2026-11-03/https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/companies-paying-suppliers-slower-and-faster-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMTMovers2,377 large companies took longer to pay suppliers than a year earlier and 2,582 paid faster; Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Ltd. cut 104 days. The Boots Company PLC is the slowest-paying PLC at 88 days, latest reports showhttps://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/slowest-paying-public-limited-companies-2026-11-03/https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/slowest-paying-public-limited-companies-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMTSlowest payersAcross 246 public limited companies the median time to pay suppliers was 26 days; eight averaged more than 60. 650 new payment reports filed in the week to 3 November 2026: John Dewar and Sons Limited slowest at 105 dayshttps://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/payment-practices-filings-to-2026-11-03/https://www.fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk/news/payment-practices-filings-to-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:53:24 GMTLatest filingsLarge companies filing between 28 October 2026 and 3 November 2026 took a median of 30 days to pay their suppliers.